Infinite: Dawn Game

Xu Han's voice was so soft it was barely audible that neither Yu Shijiu nor Lu Chusheng heard it.

Yu Shijiu stopped about five steps away from the "tick-tock" sound.

He stared silently at the small, sticky, red puddle of blood on the floor not far away, his gaze slowly moving upwards.

A humanoid silhouette stood out in the corner, its features obscured by the dim light; it simply hung there, swaying back and forth.

Gudong.

Xu Han followed behind, his throat bobbing. He ran up behind Yu Shijiu and Feifei, shivered, and whispered:

"It, it looks like it's been hung up?"

"It's not about hanging it up."

Yu Shijiu didn't sense any obvious killing intent. He blinked and corrected, "It was hanging up."

Yes, the humanoid thing in front of you is being hung by its neck—no, it looks a bit like it's being hung upside down.

Hearing Xu Han gasp, Yu Shijiu hesitated for a moment, but still took the lead and walked towards the "human form".

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps...

The stench in the air became even stronger; even wearing a mask couldn't completely mask the putrid, fishy smell that was almost choking one's throat.

Yu Shijiu frowned but did not back down.

Because it was too dark around him, he still couldn't see what was hanging in front of him.

"Click."

Behind him came the rustling sound of Xu Han pressing a switch.

When the dim white light of the flashlight shone on, Xu Han grabbed Yu Shijiu's arm with a helpless expression.

"Shi Jiu."

Xu Han pleaded earnestly, "Don't go any further. Look, you're only a little distance away from that thing. If you can't see it clearly, we'll figure something out! I have a feeling you want to get close enough to see it up close."

Yu Shijiu: "..."

Yu Shijiu, whose thoughts had been exposed, licked her lower lip. "I don't have a flashlight."

"I have it!"

Although Xu Han was scared, he didn't hold them back. "I may not be very good at killing monsters or ghosts, but I'm an all-rounder when it comes to logistics!"

“…Oh.” Yu Shijiu reminded him, “Then could you shine the light in front of you?”

Yes, up until now, Xu Han's flashlight has been shining on the ground... Yu Shijiu even suspects that he's trying to illuminate the ground.

"cough."

Xu Han coughed, awkwardly raised his wrist, and tried to save face, saying:

"No, no, my hand just slipped a little, I took a picture, I took a picture—Holy crap?! What is this?!"

Xu Han's final scream was very low, only slightly higher than her lowered voice.

As the flashlight beam illuminated their surroundings, Yu Shijiu, Xu Han, and Lu Chusheng instantly understood the source of the strong, putrid, and fishy smell in the air.

In front of me is a goat hanging upside down.

The goat was in a state of rigor mortis, with its four hooves hanging limply, and its grayish-white fur had turned into strands of congealed, stiff blood.

Its bulging eyes stared terrifyingly at everyone in front of it, its eyelids unblinking, and its goat mouth was half-open, constantly oozing murky bloody water with a slightly fishy smell.

Even more horrifying, its throat... had been deliberately slit open.

The dripping sounds echoing throughout the cabin were the sound of blood dripping onto the floor after a goat's throat had been slit.

"It's a goat."

Yu Shijiu wasn't very scared. He even crouched down and looked at the dead sheep that was hanging upside down and bleeding. His gaze lingered on the sheep's bulging, dilated pupils for a long time.

"Didn't we just feed them tonight?"

Yu Shijiu reached out and touched the congealed wool on the dead sheep in front of him, and unsurprisingly, his hand was covered in foul-smelling blood.

Xu Han, who did indeed feed goats, said: "...No, I did feed them, but we were feeding live goats back then!"

This is death, for crying out loud! How can it be the same as death?!

"There's no difference between a dead sheep and a live sheep."

Yu Shijiu looked at the dead sheep's unseeing eyes, thought for a moment, and then reached out to stroke them.

Hmm, it didn't move.

Yu Shijiu regretfully withdrew his hand and sighed:

"Why didn't you close your eyes when you died? Was it because you hated someone?"

"..."

Xu Han was speechless. He opened one eye and closed the other, looking at the dead sheep hanging upside down. His breathing became rapid again.

"Why do I feel like...?" Xu Han felt a little cold. He leaned closer to Yu Shijiu to get some warmth and whispered, "Why are its eyes staring at me?"

Yu Shijiu also asked in surprise, "Really? I felt like it was looking at me?"

"No way... It's clearly looking at me! Look, look, it just feels like it's been staring at me the whole time..."

"..."

Lu Chusheng, the only one among the "cats" who understood this point, was still unable to speak.

Lu Chusheng closed his eyes silently. Just as he was about to use some tools that had never been used before to help Yu Shijiu understand his meaning, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind the three of them.

More than one person.

Lu Chusheng's expression changed drastically. He quickly jumped to Yu Shijiu's feet, bit her wrist, and dragged her to the side.

"I heard."

Yu Shijiu suddenly stopped bickering with Xu Han. He took a deep look at the dead sheep hanging upside down in front of him, then grabbed Xu Han's arm and pulled him back.

"Let's hide first."

"Where are you hiding?!"

Before Xu Han could finish speaking, Yu Shijiu grabbed his shoulder and pushed him into a blind spot behind the dead sheep.

Xu Han: "??????!!!!!!!!!"

No, no, no, is this place a safe place to hide?!

While Xu Han was still in shock and fear, Yu Shijiu had already squeezed next to him with Feifei, and urged him in a low voice:

"Squeeze in a bit."

Xu Han: "...Oh."

What could Xu Han say? Xu Han couldn't say anything; he could only silently squeeze into a corner…

Lu Chusheng, dressed as "Fatty," nestled between Yu Shijiu's waist and abdomen, his breathing pausing slightly for a few seconds before gradually returning to normal.

Lu Chusheng hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his two paws and curled them up again, finally leaving them by his side as they were.

Meanwhile, the players following Yu Shijiu and his cat finally realized something was wrong, and one of them exclaimed in horror:

Why do I hear someone coming?

"Me too... I thought I was hallucinating..."

"No, did any of you see what Yu Shijiu and the others were looking at just now?"

"You damn bastard, go ahead and watch! I need to find somewhere to hide!"

"..."

About six or seven players who had followed them instantly fell into chaos, frantically scrambling to find a place to hide.

Some people crouched motionless in dark corners, while others, unable to find anywhere else, crawled under the communal sleeping platform and curled up without moving.

For a moment, apart from the snoring of the sleeping crew NPCs, there was no other noise in the entire cabin—no, there were two approaching footsteps.